Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Classes Offered by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Published On 06/02/2016

Methodist Le Bonheur healthcare is offering an eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program to help you learn how to take better care of yourself, discover a deeper sense of ease and peace of mind, and actively engage in your own health and well-being. MBSR began at the UMass Medical School in 1979. Since then, more than 20,000 people have completed this well respected program.

The Stress Reduction Program has benefited people with a variety of conditions and concerns:

  • Stress: including work, school, family, financial, illness, aging, grief, uncertainty about the future, and feeling “out of control”
  • Medical conditions: including chronic illness or pain, highblood pressure, fibromyalgia, cancer, heart disease, asthma, GI distress, skin disorders, and many other conditions 
  • Psychological distress: including anxiety, panic, depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances
  • Prevention and Wellness: including health enhancement and wellness focused on prevention and learning the “how” of taking good care of yourself and feeling a greater sense of balance

The program consists of eight weekly two-hour classes and a one-day retreat (on a weekend) between sessions six and seven. Highly participatory, supportive, and structured this program will provide you with:

  • guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
  • gentle stretching and mindful yoga
  • group dialogue and mindful communication exercises to enhance awareness in everyday life
  • individually tailored instruction
  • daily home assignments
  • home practice materials including guided mindfulness practice MP3’s

All class participants are required to attend a pre-program orientation session before participating in the eight-week MBSR class. Sessions are free of charge and give you a firsthand taste of mindfulness, an opportunity to better understand the course and explore whether the program is right for you. You will also have the chance to meet course instructors.

2016 Class Schedule

Option 1:
Orientation Session - June 7 or June 9,  6:30 - 7:30pm
Course: Tuesdays - June 14 – Aug 2, 6:30 - 8:45pm
Full day retreat - July 24, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Option 2:
Orientation Session - June 7 or June 9, 6:30 - 7:30pm
Course: Thursdays - June 16 – Aug 4, 6:30 - 8:45pm
Full day retreat - July 24, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Option 3:
Orientation Session - Aug 30 or Sept 1, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Course: Thursdays - Sept 8 - Oct 27, 6:30 – 8:45pm
Full day retreat - Oct 16 - 9:00am – 4:00pm

For more information, a current class schedule and to register for an upcoming course please visit www.mindfulatmethodist.org or contact Michael Burnham at mburnham@mindfulatmethodist.org or call 901-763-0416.